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March 25, 1924 v L. A. CASGRNN MACHINE FOR OPERATING on SHOE PARTS I Original Filed 001: 22

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1.. A. cAs'csRAm MACHINE FOR OPERATING 0N SHOE PARTS Original Filed Oct. 22, 191? :s Sheets-She et 2 Fig 2 w March 25, 1924.

L. A. CASGRAIN MKCHINEFOR OPERATING ON SHOE PARTS Original Filed Oct. 22 191 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Mar. 25, 1924.

UNKTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS A. CASG-PAIN, OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, 330 UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, 0F PATEESON, NEW JERSEY,

A. CORP EATION OF NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE FOB, OPERATING ON SHOE PARTS.

Application and October 22, 121?, Serial No. 197,890. Renewed April 29, 1922. Serial No. 557,424.

To all who??? it 22mg, concern:

Be it known that 1, Louis A. Cnscrmm', a citizen of the United States, residing at Beverly, in the county of Essex and State of lvlassachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Machines for Operating on Shoe Parts, of which the following description. in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to machines for operating on blanks foriuse in the manufacture of boots and shoes, particularly to machines for treating heels before they are attached to shoes. Although the invention, in its broader aspects, is applicable to the treatment of shoe blanks in general, such, for example, as blanks which. are used for parts of shoe bottoms, the invention herein shown by way of exemplification as adapted for effecting operations similar to those performed by the machine disclosed in my prior co-pending application Serial No. 152,-

391, filed March 3, 1917, in which is described and claimed an automatic machlne organized to breast a heel by first removing a thick chip from the heel breast and then again treating the heel to remove a thin chip or to make a finishing out. By reason of the fact that these cuts are both made upon the heel by successive operations of a single knife more time is necessarily consumed in the heel breasting than is the case where the heel is treated by a single cut.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved automatic machine for breasting heels which will impart a roughing cut and a finishing cut to each heel, retaining in. this and other respects important advantages characteristic of the machine shown in the said application, but which will effect these successive operations upon a heel as rapidly as the heel bros-sting operation can be effected by machines of the type which make a single out only.

A feature of the invention consists in a work support and a plurality of cutting cs constructed ant, arranged for relative reciproea oryinovement in the same direction to cause the edges to act successively to remove material from a face of the work. Thus one cutting edge continues the action of the other and the first action may be a roughing cut and the second a finishing cut. As'shown herein a heel is operated upon and the cutting edges act to remove material successively from the heel breast irst by a roughing and then by a finishing cut. Obviously other shoe blanks or shoe bottom parts may be similarly treated.

Another feature of the invention consists in a support for shoe bottom blanks arranged for movement from station to station and reciprocating stock removing cutters operating to remove stock from the blank at each of the successive stations, the organization being such that the blank is presented'to the second cutter in position to have further material removed from it. Preferably and as shown the stock removing cutters are relatively displaced to cause successive portions of stock to be removed from the blank while the position of the blank relatively to its support and the planes of reciprocation of the cutters remain un changed.

In the illustrated construction, the two cutting edges are shown as knives operated by a single operating means and therefore a roughing cut is imparted to one heel by one knife while another heel is being given a finishing cut by another knife, the machine having a heel carrier co-operating with these knives and between which and the knives there is relative movement to effect successive operations of the knives upon the same portion of the heel. As shown herein, the carrier moves to bring a heel first into the field of operation of one knife and then moves to bring the same heel into the field of operation of another knife.

In a machine such as that of my prior application above mentioned, in which one knife makes two cuts, the single edge may become too dull to give a satisfactory finishing out while it may still be capable of co tinuing to make satisfactory roughing cuts for some considerable time. hen, however, as illustrated, a roughing cut and a finishing out are performed by two distinct knives, the roughing knife may remain serviceable for its purpose after it would possibly have become too dull for finishing, and the finishing knife, being reserved for a com iarativel Y li ht out ma remain ser viceable for a longer time than if it were used also for the heavy roughing out.

In another broad aspect, features of the invention are to be recognized in an organization including a series of tools such as cutting tools for performing distinct operations upon heel blanks or the like, with means for taking the blanks automatically from a source of supply such as a magazine and presenting them sequentially to the tools for their operation on the blanks. Preferably the blanks are successively presented by intermittent movement at a series of operating stations at each of which a tool is located and the tools operate simultaneously on separate heels and successively upon the same heel. In the illustrated embodiment of the invention the machine is provided with a plurality of heel carriers co-operating with a plurality of knives, the knives and carriers being constructed and arranged for relative movement to effect operation of one knife on a heel on one carrier and another knife on a heel on another carrier. Preferably, and as shown, two knives are provided which operate simultaneously upon heels on separate carriers, one knife removing a thick chip from one heel while the other knife removes a thin chip from the other heel, the carriers being then advanced so that the heel from which the thick chip was removed will be in position to be treated by the other knife and a thin chip removed, another heel on another carrier being presented for operation of the knife which removes a thick chip. Four such carriers are shown herein arranged in an endless series, although other numbers and arrangements of carriers may be provided without departing from the invention. In the construction shown, a heel is fed to one carrier while a heel on the second car rier is receiving a roughing cut, a heel on the third carrier is receiving a finishing cut, and a heel on the fourth carrier is being removed from the machine.

Still further features of the invention are to be recognized in an organization including a plurality of blank carriers preferably arranged for intermittent movement in a horizontal plane, a plurality of operating means located at various positions of rest of the carriers for operating upon the blanks, a magazine for blanks, and mechanism for transferring a blank from the magazine and locating the blank in predetermined position on each of the carriers as as they are presented in turn. Preferably and as shown the transferring mechanism acts to orient the blank, that is, to predeterinine its rotational position about a vertical axis passing through the blank, and also acts positively to predetermine its longitudinal position on the carrier.

Further features of the invention consist in novel heel supplying mechanism co-operating with the heel carrying means and comprising a heel magazine, and heel feeding means, relatively constructed and arranged so that the magazine overhangs the carrying means and the lowermost heel in the magazine is positively pushed by the feeding means on to the carrier but only partially from beneath the stack of heels in the magazine, and the carrier then carries the heel to the breasting means. The heel being fed is, therefore, frictionally engaged by the heels above it during its movement to the carrier. The heel is consequently constantly under control and no opportunity is afforded for the heel to become misplaced relatively to the feeding means or the carrier. Preferably the heel is clamped to its carrier before the carrier moves the heel to the breasting means.

It is desirable, though not essential, that the heels in the stack be held from descent while the lowermost heel is being fed into the machine, and during the retraction of the feeding members, and a further feature of the invention consists in means having this function. In the construction shown herein the heel next to the lowermost one is forced against the far side of the magazine, thus enabling the heel next to the one at the bottom of the stack to sustain the weight of those above it while the mechanism referred to above feeds the bottom or lowermost heel to one of the carriers, clamps the heel on the carrier, moves the carrier and clamped heel from under the overhanging portion of the stack and allows the stack of heels to drop to bring the next heel in front of the feeding members. Preferably means is provided for positively sustaining one end of the heel next to the lowermost one.

A further feature of the invention consists in improved means for ejecting a heel from the machine after it has been operated upon and comprises means by which power to effect ejection of the heel is stored up while the heel is being operated upon by the machine and is released to effect ejection of the heel after the work upon it is completed. As shown herein, a spring is arranged to be engaged and put under tension by a heel when it is inserted in the machine, the spring being held under tension until the heel has been subjected to the successive cutting operations after which it is released and expels the heel from its carrier. Furthermore, contact of the heel with the spring, while it is being fed into the machine, acts to steady the heel and prevents lateral displacement of the heel on its carrier.

A further feature of the invention consists in an organization comprising means for holding a blank or heel in one of a series of movable carriers to which the heel is fed while the carrier is at rest, with means oper ated by movement or the carrier for releasing the holding means. As shown the hold ing means is a clamp which acts independently of movement of the carrier to hold the blank or heel in the position in which it is presented to the carrier and during the successive operations thereon and is afterward released, tor example, by movement of the carrier to permit removal of the heel, for example by the ejecting means above mentioned.

Considering the above noted clamping and ejecting mechanism more broadly, entures of the invention are to be recogniv in tne combination of a blank support, means for presenting a blank on tie i, rt, means for moving the support through a plurz l of positions at which operations are performed on the supported blank, together with a clamping member ii'iovable into ongagement with the blank to hold it on the support and means situated diii'erent posi tions on the support for controlling the engagement 01 the blank with the clamping member and its release therefrom.

l Vhile the invention is herein shown and described as embodied in a machine for breasting heels, it will be clearly apparent that the invention is not limited in its application to such a machine ant that var" features of the-invention are ad bodiment in machines for otl These and other features the invention and various novel combinations will appear more fully from the following detailed do scription when read in con ection with the accompanying drawings and will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a mac bodying this invention;

Fig. l is detail of the cam shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 2 is sectional plan view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

F 3 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 3-3 Fig. 1, showing details ot the table rotating and indexing mechanism;

Fig. &' is a front view partly in section showing particularly the heel clamping mechanism; and

Fig. 5 is a detail shown in Fig. t.

hine en VliYW 03 T 1361383118111 Referring to 1 m the drawings, the incicates the frame of nun'ieral 2 chine. In a in effect integral vertical shaft tati ng table or spider i tour heel carrying plates 10, 11 Each of these plates or i 1'3 and 1e. 5 is pivoted to the spider 8 near its outer end. at 12 its rear end has downwardly directed log 14. The lugs 14. rest on collar 16' threaded on the shaft 6. The vertical position of the collar 16 on the shaft determines adjustably the relation of the up er surfaces of the carriers 1O, 11, 13 and 15 to a horizontal plane. This adjustment of the carriers determines the angle between the breast face of the heel and its "tread lace wh .1 the breast end is cut oil by vertically moving knives to be described.

On the shaft 6 below the frame a is pinned a tour toothed ratchet plate 20 (Fig. 3) below which is rotatably mounted on the shaft 6 a lever 22 carrying at one end a pawl 24: engaging the teeth or" the ratchet and at the other end being connected by a link 26 pivoted to a block 27 journaled in the upper end of an arm 28 (Fig. 1). The arm 28 is pinned to a rock shaft 30 journaled in the frame 2 and having pinned to its opposite end another arm 32 which carries a cam roll engaging a cam path 34 in the inner face of a wheel 36 to which power is applied to drive the machine. The cam path 8 L will act through the mechanism described to rotate the plate 20 and the table 8 one-fourth of a revolution at each rotation of the wheel 36 as will be readily understood.

To maintain the table 8 exactly in the position into which it is brought by action 01 the pawl 24, an indexing pin 40 is provided which has a conical lower end adapted to engage similarly shaped holes 4:2 in the ratchet plate 20. In the position shown in Fig. 1, the pin 40 is held raised against a spring 44. by a bell crank lever pivoted at 3:6 and having one arm connected at 8 to the pin 40 and another arm positioned to be engaged by the upper end of the arm 28. As the arm 28 is moved outwardly by its cam to cause rotation of the plate 20, the arm 50 is released, allowing the pin 40 to be depressed by its spring 4% toward the plate 20 but by reason of the cam shape of the end of the arm 50 the pin 40 is not allowed to engage the plate until the plate has moved enough to bring the adjacent hole 42 out of alignment with the pin. Therefore, the pin will rest on the upper surface of the plate 20 and snap into the next indexing hole 42 when the limit of the throw of the pawl 24: for a given movement thereof is reached, holding the plate indexed during the return movement of the pawl to engage the next tooth of the ratchet 20, and being released only when the end of that movement is approached.

Guided for vertical movement in the frame 2 is a cross head 66 shaped in cross section as shown in Fig. 2 which is reciprocated by a crank 62 (Fig. 1) on a shaft 64- which carries the drive wheel 36. The crank 62 is connected to the cross head by a connecting rod 66.

The cross head 60 carries two breasting knives 67, 68, shown in section in Fig. 2, one being in position to breast a heel 0n the carrier '11 and the other in position to breast, at the same time, a heel on the can rier 13. The knives 67 68, are arranged at slightly different distances from the center of the shaft 6 so that while the knife 67 is effecting a first or roughing cut on a heel on the carrier 11 the knife 68 is effecting a second or light finishing out upon the heel on the carrier 13. In the next position of the table 8, the heel on the carrier 11 already breasted once will receive a finishing cut from the knife 68.

Mechanism is provided for feedin heels one by one from a stack of heels to t e carriers 10, 11, 13 and 15. The magazine containing the stack of heels comprises vertically arranged angle bars 70, 72 for engaging the corners of the heels at the breast ends. The bars 70, 72 are arranged for ad justment to accommodate heels of different widths by means of slots in horizontal projections 7% from the bars engaged by cap screws 76. The curved sides of the heels near their opposite ends are engaged by cylindrical bars 78, mounted on arms 82 which have split clamps 84L engaging posts 86 set in the frame 4. The clamps 84: provide for adjustment of the bars 78, 80 for different sizes of heels and also for vertical adjustment of the bars 78, 80 on the posts 86 for different heights of heels. [The magazine constitutes means for presenting a heel in position to be fed to one of the carriers. The feeding means will now be de scribed.

Beneath the bars 70, 72, and in position to engage the lowermost heel of the stack, are arranged feeding fingers 90, 92, pivoted at 94, 96 respectively to a plate 98 and interconneoted at 100 for equal and opposite movement. The heel engaging ends of the fingers 90, 92 are notched to engage the, breast corners of the lowermost heel and may be set for heels of different widths by means of a thumb head 102 on a screw 104i extending loosely through an outward eX- tension. 93 on the finger 92 and threaded into a stud 105 mounted in a lug on an outward extension 91 of the finger 90.

The plate 98 upon which. the feeding fingers 90, 92 are mounted is carried on a reciprocating slide 106 1). Relative adjustment between the slide 106 and the plate 98 for different lengths of heels is effected by a thumb head 108 on a rod 110 threaded into the slide 106 and having flange 112 engaging a recess in the plate 98. The slide 106 is reciprocated positively by a link 114 connected tothe slide and to one arm 116 of a rock shaft 118 journaled in the frame 4 and having another arin 120, the end of which is bifurcated to embrace a block 122 pivoted to the cross head 60.

which are the 90, 92, below and which the slide 106 and plate 98 travel The outer end of the plate I mil away to adi'nit the pivots fi t, of the lingers during their inward veins-lit.

Since the lowermost heel is pushed only partially from beneath the stack, its front or breast portion is held frictionally by the weight of the heels in the stack, l ll; enough of the heel projects so that a vp, to e described, may engage the top race of tne heel and hold it upon the carrier as e carrier moves from beneath the stack. in this construction the heel is un ler control at all times and no chance is .en for the heel to be knocked about by the quick action of the feeding fingers and becoming misplaced upon the carrier t to it is clamped in position. Since the feeding fingers engage both breast corners of the heel, it has tendency to rotate in the plane of t movement of translation from presented position to a predetermined position in the machine but also the position of orientation of the heel or the direction of its longitudinal median line is determined.

It is desirable, although not essential, that the stack of heels be held from descent while the fingers are pushing inwardly the lowermost heel and returning to their outer position.

Mechanism for this purpose is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. A vertical rock shaft 130 journaled in the frame t carries an i 132 having a pointed projection 1% ada ted to engage at times the heel in the stack next to the lowermost one and hold the stack oi heels from descending in the mar zine. The arm 132 is connected to the si t 130 by a split clamp 136 to permit vert'cal adjustment of the projection 134: for different heights of heels. The shaft 130 is pro vided below the slide 106 with an arm 13S carrying a roll 139 which engages a cam 1 10 on the slide. When the parts are in the position shown in the drawings, the cam 140 presses on the roll 139 and rocks the shaft 130 to hold the projection 184 out of engagement with the heel. When the slide moves inwardly the roll 189 is released and the shaft 130 is rocked by a spring 142 (Fig. 2) to cause the projection to engage the heel next to the lowermost one to hold that heel and those above it from descent while the lowermost heel is being pushed over the carrier 10. At the inner end of each of the carriers 10, 11, 18, 15 is arranged a leaf spring 150 having its upper end slotted at 151 and secured by a cap screw 152 to a frame 154 secured to the vertical shaft 6. By means of the slots 151 and the screws 152 the springs may be adjusted vertically and in and out in the direction of the length of the heel, and are set so that they will be engaged by the heels pushed against them and compressed inwardly. By engagement with the end of the heel as it is pushed upon one of the carriers the at tendant spring 150 frictionally holds that end of the heel from lateral movement until it is clamped upon the carrier.

It is necessary to hold the heels clamped against the carriers after their insertion to prevent their being thrust out by the compressed springs 150 and also to hold them firmly during the subsequent breasting operations performed upon them. For this purpose there is mounted for vertical movement over each of the carriers 10, 11, 13, 15, a plunger 160. The plungers are all similar in construction and are splined to prevent rotation of them in their mountings. The portions of the frame 154 which guide the plungers for their vertical movement are re cessed to accommodate collars 162 clamped to the plungers and between each collar 162 and an adjustable sleeve 165 threaded into the upper portion of the guiding frame 154 (Fig. 4) is a stiff spring 164, and on the lower end of each plunger 160 is a clamping plate 166 which is forced against the heel, when permitted to do so, by its spring 164. The plunger at the left of Fig. 1 is shown in clamping position holding a heel on the carrier 18. The collars 162 engage the frame 154 to prevent excess movement of the plungers when no heels are under them. When each carrier 10, 11, 13, 15 reaches the position of carrier 15 in Fig. 1, it is necessary to release the clamping plate 166 and allow the heel to be ejected by reaction of the compressed spring 150. To effect this, the collars 162 are provided with rolls 170 which ride on a stationary cam 172 mounted on a depending portion 174 of the frame 2. The rise of the cam 172 is shown in Fig. 1 as acting when the carrier 13 passes to the posit-ion of carrier 15.

The clamp 166 over the carrier 10 should be held raised as shown in Fig. 1 until the heel is inserted beneath. it and should then be allowed to descend to hold the heel before it is moved to the next position where it is breasted. Thus to operate the clamp, mechanism best shown in Figs. 4 and 5 is provided. Referring to Fig. 4, the depending portion 174 of the frame is provided with ways 180 in which a slotted slide 182 is guided. The slot of the slide embraces a fixed block 184 connected by a tension spring 186 to the lower portion of the slide 182. On the lower end of the slide 182 is an outwardly extending projection 188, the upper face of which, when in the position shown, forms a continuation of the acting face of the cam 172. The roll 17 0 of the plunger which is over the carrier in the position of the carrier 10 rests on the projection 188, the slide and projection being at that time upheld by a latch 190 which engages a projection on the upper end of the slide 182, as shown in Fig. 5. The latch 190 is pivoted to the part 174 at 192 and is held in latching position by a spring 194. On the latch 190 is an arm 196 which is engaged by one end of an unlatching lever 198 pivoted at 200 to the frame 2 and carrying at its opposite end a slotted link 202. In the slot of the link 202 is arranged a pin 204 extending between lugs 206 on the cross head 60. lVhen the cross head descends, the pin 204 engages the end of the slot in the link 202 and operates the lever 198 to release the latch 190, allowing the slide 182 and projection 188 to descend under the impulse of the plunger spring 164 which overcomes the weaker spring 186, the clamp 166 on the plunger then engaging the heel on the carrier 10 while the carrier travels to the shown position of the carrier 11 and under the first breasting knife 67.

During this movement, the r0 1 170 passes off the projection 188 and the slide 182 is returned by its spring 186 to raised position against a stop 181 where it is again locked as soon as the cross head 60 starts to ascend and before the roll 170 of the next plunger arrives over it.

The mechanism of the machine has now been sufficiently described so that its operation will readily be understood, and such a description will now be given with reference to the passage of a single heel through the machine, it being understood that a similar operation is performed upon each heel as heels are fed in turn to the carriers 10, 11 18 and 15. Supposing the magazine 70, 72, 78, 80 to be filled with heels and the machine started. The cross head 60 begins to descend and the block 122, through the connections described, operates the slide 106 to carry the fingers 90, 92 against the lowermost heel in the stack and push it inwardly over the carrier 10 and against the spring 150. Early in the same movement, the cam 14-0 allows the spring 1&2 to force the point 134 against the heel next to the lowermost one, thereby pushing it against the inner guides 78, 80 of the magazine and holding up the stack of heels above it until. the finges are again retracted, whereupon the point 13a is withdrawn and the stack of heels drops to bring the next heel in front of the fingers 90, 92. During the descent of the cross head 60, the pin. 204% hits the end of the slot in the link 2052, operating the lever 198 to unlatch the slide 182 and allow the spring 16-1 of the plunger over the carrier 10 to operate and clamp the heel upon the carrier 10. During the return of the cross head the table 8 is rotated by the means described 0ne-fourth of a revolution, and the heel clamped on the carrier 10 is brought under the knife 67 which, upon the nerd; descent of the cross head 60, removes a thick chip from the breast end of the heel as the first or roughing cut. The cross head again ascends and the heel is brought to the third posit-ion. under the second breasting knife 68, Where, upon the next descent of the cross head, a thin finishing chip is removed from'the breast. Upon the next ascent of the cross head, the heel is moved to its fourth position, during which movement the roll 170 engages the rise of the cam 1'72, which unclainps the heel and allows the spring 150 behind the heel to react and eject the heel from the machine. it will be understood, of course, that in the meantime heels have been fed in turn to the carriers 11, 13 and 1C, and that while one heel is receiving a rough cut by the knife 6? another heel is receiving a finishing cut by the knife 68 so that there is no loss of time as in my prior machines Where a single knife makes successive cuts upon the same heel.

l-laving' fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is In a machine of the class described, a horisontally arranged rotary carrier for heels, means for breasting one heel on the carrier, means for breasting another heel on the carrier at the same time, and means for relatively operating the carrier and breastmeans in timed relation.

2. In machine of the class described, means for treating one heel to a first breasting operation, and means for treating the same portion of another heel at the same time to a second breasting operation.

3. In a machine of the class described, two reciprocating knives having different locations, and means for moving a heel to present it first to one knife and then to another, knife for successive operations of the knives upon the heel.

In a machine of the class described, twe breasting knives having different locations, and means for presentin to one knife in one location a cation for successive o knives upon the breast breastins knives havins diii" 1n the machine. and means heel to present it to one 5hlng out upon the heel crease and i movi h upon the same face of tie heel to form a smooth breas'.

8. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a first breasting knife, a second breasting knife, means for presentin a shoe heel to the first knife and then to he se; 0nd knife, and means for present l and heel to the fin t knife at subtne same time the first heel is to the second knife.

machine of the class described. the

in of a firs i no and a second knife, means for prcsen the first knife to blGilSi' to the second knife to '5- aud means for press? a second heel to the firssecond heel,

10. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of knives, a carrier for an unattached heel, and means for efij'ecting; relati movements between the knives and carrier successively in the same dir .ion to effect successive operations of the liill'ation the heel on the carrier.

11. in a nnichine of the described, the combin -ti of a of the breasting cw. a carrier an n attached heel, and means for site ring rela are '1 the heel breast, same time breast the nish . :IEVQ move ments in the same direction hetwcen the knives and carrier to effect successive operations of the l 'vos on the breast of the heel on the carrier.

12. In a machine of the cl ss described, the combination a plura "ty of similar knives ope-rat; in the same direction, a heel car r, and nice s for ope/rains the carrier to present the he for the of the k ives in successi Lp-cn tie In a rnaclnne the class ties the combination of i l shaped knives, a heel carrier, and means for operating; the carrier to present the heel for the opera on of the knives remove successive chips from the entire surtiace of the breast.

a machine of the class described, a y or similar reciprocating knives, a a ty of heel carriers between which and the knives there is relative movement to bring the heel carriers successively into operative relation to the knives, and means for moving relatively the knives and carriers to effect operation of the knives upon the heels on the carriers.

In a machine 01" the class described, a Jlurality of breasting knives, a plurality of heel carriers, and means for n1 vino relavelv the knives and carriers to effect suceseive breastin operations of the knives, upon each heel n the carriers.

16, In a machine of the class described, a plurality of reciprocating knives, a plurality of heel carriers, and means for moving relatively the knives and carriers to effect successive operations of the knives upon the heels on the carriers and simultaneous operation of knives on the heels carried upon adjacent carriers.

17. In a machine of the class described, a plurality of knives, a plurality of heel carriers, and means for moving relatively the knives and carriers to effect successive breastingg operations of the knives upon the heels on the carriers ant. simultaneous opera non of knives on the heels arried uponadjacent carriers, one heel receiving" a roughing out While the other receives a fin- .ishing cut.

18. In a machine of the class described, the combination of heel carriers for unatcached heels arranged in an endless series, rues s for intermittently moving the series, and a plurality of reciprocating knives arranged to operate upon separate heels on the carriers While they are at rest.

In a machine of the class described, the combination oi heel carriers arranged in endless series, and a plurality of breastinp; knives arranged to operate simultaneously upon separate heels upon sepa rate carriers.

20. In a. machine of the class described, the combination of heel carriers arranged in an endless series, and a plurality of breasting knives arranges to operate upon separate heels on the carriers, the series being movable to present a given heel on a carrier for operation of the knives in succession on that heel.

21. A heel breasting machine organized and operated automatically to breast heels comprising, in combination, an intermi tently operated heel carrying table, means for presenting heels in feeding position,

means for positively feeding heels one by rniined position on the lioldino the heels on the breasnnp; the heels, and the heel.

' inachine organized tally to breast heels bination, an endless 111- operating at asing the heel machine of the class described, a of heel carriers arranged an .eries, knives to operate tine upon separate heels on e carriers, and means for inserting on another carrier While the first mentioned carriers are located in operative relation to the knives.

a plurality of heel carriers arranged in an endless series. knives arranged to operate crate carriers, and means for simultaneously el another carrier.

achine oi": the class described, of he l carriers arranged in an endless eerie, l ves arranged to operate the same t ne upon separate heels on sepainte carriers, means for inserting a heel upon another carrier While tl e first menned carriers are located in operative relatloii heel a i l endl to the knives, and means {or ejecting a from fourth carrier. in a n'iachine oi" the class described, heel carriers arranged in an ass series for movement in horizontal a kni, arr 11,;E3Cl for vertical reciprocation to operate upon a heel on one of the carriers, ireans 01 positively inserting a heel in predetermined position upon another carrier While the first mentioned carrier is located in operative relation to the knit and means tor releasing a heel from another carrier located beyond the knife.

2'7. lu a machine of the class described, plurality of heel carriers arranged in an endless series, knives arranged to operate upon separate heels upon separate carriers, means for inserting a heel upon carrier in adv-wince of those containing heels upon upon which the k JGS are operating, and means for a heel from a carrier beyond those upon which heels are being treated by the knives.

28. lln a machine of the class described, the coin tion of plurality of heel carriers for n Km jar endless fJG-HSQ, a plurality 0i o-ieast and means tor moving and hold n the carriers in operative'relation to the knives and in position for one knife to operate upon a heel on one carrier and another knife upon a heel on another carrier.

29. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of heel carriers for unattached heels arranged in an endless series, a plurality 01" reciprocating knives, means for moving and holding the carriers in operative relation to the knives and in position for one knife to operate upon a heel on one carrier and another knife upon a heel on another carrier, and means for reciprocating the knives in each position of the carrier.

30. In a machine or" the class described, the combination of a plurality of heel carriers for unattached heels arranged in an endless series, a plurality of knives, and means for moving and holding the carriers in operative relation to the knives and in position for one knife to operate upon a heel on one carrier and another knife upon a heel on another carrier, the knife which operates upon one heel operating upon the next heel in the next position of the carriers.

31. In a machine or the class described, the combination of a plurality of heel carriers arranged for movement about a center, a plurality 01" knives arranged at diilerent distances from said center, and means for moving and holding the carriers in operative relation to the knives and in position for one knife to operate upon a heel on one carrier and another knife upon a heel on another carrier, the knife which operates upon one reel operating upon another heel in another position of the carriers.

32. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a magazine adapted to contain heels, an endless series of carriers mounted to be moved in a plane below the magazine with a portion of the lowermost heel projecting over the path of the carriers, means for moving the lowermost heel in the magazine completely over one of the carriers and partially from beneath the magazine, means for clamping the exposed portion of the heel upon the carrier while it is under the magazine, means for moving the carriers to transport the heels, and means for breasting the heels while they are being transported by the carriers.

33. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a magazine adapted to contain heels, a series of carriers mounted to be moved in a plane below the magazine with a portion of the lowermost heel pro j ecting over the path of the carriers, means for moving the lowermost heel in the magazine completely over a carrier and partially from beneath the magazine, means for moving the carriers to transport the heels, and means for operating upon the heels while they are being transported. by the car more,

34. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a magazine, a series of carriers arranged adjacent to one end of the stack of heels in the magazine, means for positively pushing out one heel at a time "from the stack into predetermined position on a carrier, means for clamping the heel,

d means operating to breast the heel at another position of the carriers.

35. in a machine of the class described, the combination of a magazine, a series of carriers arranged adj ace-1n, to one end of the stack of heels in the magazine, means for positively feeding one heel at a time from the stack into predetermined position on a carrier, and means operating to breast the heel at another position of the carriers.

36. In a machine oi the class described, the combination of a magazine, a carrier arranged for movement in a path which partially underlies the stack of heels in the magazine, and means for pushing the lowermost heel in the magazine into position on the carrier and partially from beneath the stack.

37. In machineof the class described, he combination of a magazine, a series of heel carriers arranged for movement in a path which Jartially underlies the stack oi heels in the magazine, and means for pushing the lowermost heel in the magazine into position on a carrier and partially from beneath the stack.

38. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a magazine, a series of heel carriers arranged for movement in a path which partially underlies the stack of heels in the magazine, means for pushing the lowermost heel in the magazine into position on a carrier and partially from beneath the stack, means for clamping the heel. to the carrier, and means acting subse quently to breast the heel.

39. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a magazine for presenting a heel in position to be fed, a series of heel carriers arranged for movement in a path adjacent to the presenting means, means for positively feeding the presented heel into predetermined position on a carrier, means for clamping the heel to the carrier, and means for breasting the heel on the carrier.

40. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a magazine to contain heels, a series of heel carriers arranged for movement in a plane below the magazine, means for positively pushing the lowermost heel in the stack into predetermined position upon a carrier, and heel breasting means acting subsequently to breast the heel on the carrier.

41. In a machine of the class described, the combination or" means for presenting a heel in position to be fed, a series of heel carriers arranged for movement past'the in a machine of the class described, the combination of a magazine to contain heels, a series of heel carriers arranged for movement in a plane below the magazine, a pusher for pushing the lowermost heel in the stack to one of the carriers, means responsive to the feeding movement of the pusher for sustaining the heels above the lowermost-heel in the stack, means for releasing the heels and permitting them to descend in the magazine, and means acting subsequently to breast the heel fed to the carrier.

56. In a machine oi? the class described, the combination ot a magazine to contain heels, a carrier arranged for movement in a plane below the magazine, a pusher for pushing the lowermost heel in the stack to the carrier, and means responsive to the feeding movement of the pusher for sustaining the heels above the lowermost heel in the stack, and for releasing the heels and permitting them to descend in the magazine after feeding movement of the pusher.

57. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a magazine for containing heels, a series of heel carriers arranged for movement in a plane below the magazine. means for feeding the heels to the carriers in succession means for breasting the heels while on the ca riers, means energized by insertion of the heel for expelling the heels from the carriers, means for preventing operation of the expelling means during the breasting operation, and means for releasing the expelling means after the heels are breasted.

58. In a machine of the class described, the con'lbination of means for presenting heels to be fed to the machine, heel carriers arranged for movement past the presenting means, means for feeding the heels to the carriers in succession, means for operating upon the heels while on the carriers, means tensioned by the feeding means for expell ing the heels from the carriers, means for preventing operation of the expelling means during the operation upon the heels, and means for releasing the expelling means after the heels are operated upon.

59. In a machine of the described. the combination of a heel carrier, means for feeding a heel to the carrier, means operated by introduction oi the heel into the carrier for storing energy to effect expulsion of the heel, and means for releasing that energy to expel the heel from the carrier.

(50. In a machine of the class (ileseribcd, the combination of series of heel carriers arranged for movement in :1 plane below the magazine, means for feeding the heels to the carriers in succession, means for breasting the heels hile on the carriers, means operated by introduction of the heels in the carriers for storing energy to eil'ect expulsion esa? is of the heels, and means for releasing that energy after the heels are breasted to expel the heels from the carriers 61,. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a magazine, a series of heel carriers arranged. for movement past the magazine, means for feeding the heels from the magazine to the carriers in succession, means for operating upon the heels While on the carriers, ejecting springs placed under tension by introduction of the heels into: the carriers, means for holding the springs under tension until the heels are operated upon, and means for then releasing the springs to expel the heels from the warriers.

In a machine of the class described, the cinnbination of a magazine to contain heels, a heel carrier arranged for movement past the i'nagazine, means for feeding a heel from the magazine to the carrier, means independent oimovement of the carrier for clamping the heel, and means operated by movement of the carrier for releasing the clamping means.

63. In a machine ol the class described, the con'ibination of a magazine to contain heels, a series of heel carriers arranged for movement past the magazine, means for feeding heels from the magazine to the carriers, means independent of movement of the carriers for clamping the heels, and means operated by movement of the carriers for releasing the clamping means.

64-. In a machine oi the class described, the combination. of a series of heel carriers arranged for movement past a feeding point, means for feeding heels to the carriers, means for breasting the heels, means rendered operative by the breasting means for clamping the heels, and means operated by movement of the carriers for releasing the clamping means.

5. In a n'iaehine of the class described, the combination of a magazine to contain heels, a series o'l heel carrie arranged for movement past the magazine, means for feeding a heel to each carrier as it passes the magazine, means for breasting the heels at another position of the carriers, means responsive to movement of the breasting means for clamping the heels upon the carriers, and means responsive to movement of the carriers for releasing the heels after the breast i n operation.

66. In a machine of the class described, the combination of av magazine to contain hoe-ls, a heel carrier arranged for movement past the magazinc means for feeding a heel to the carrier as it passes the magazine, means for breasting the heel at another position of the carrier, means responsive to movement oil? the ln'easting means for clamping the heel upon the carrier, and means responsive to iiio'vement of the carrier for rcleasing the heel after the breasting operation.

at. In a machine of the. class described, the combination oii a stationary magazine to contain heels, a feed slide arranged to push the lowermost heel out of the magazine, a prick point held out of contact with the heels when the teed slide is retracted, and resilient means for forcing the prick point against the heel next to the lowermost heel during the operation of the teed slide.

(38. ln a machine of the class described, the mmbination ot' a. stationary magazine to contain heels, means acting on the lowermost heel in the magazine to eject that heel from the magazine, and means for pressing the next heel above the rejected heel against a Wall of the magazine during the ejecting operation.

69. A machine of the class describe-d having, in combination, a breasting knife, a carrier to which heels are fed for transference to the knife, a series of spring; opera-ted clamps for holding the heels on the carrier, a cam for raising the clamps in succession, aslide located in the cam path for controlling Whichever one of the clamps is transferred to the "feeding point, and means operated by the knife for releasing the slide to allow the clamp to clamp the heel.

70. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a breasting knife, a carrier to which heels are fed for transference to the knife, a series of spring operated clamps for holding the heels on the carrier, a cam for raising the clamps in succession, a slide located in the cam path into control of which slide one of the clamps is transterred at the teeding )oint, means operated by the knife for releasing the slide to allow the clamp to clamp the heel, and means for restoring the slide to normal position.

Tl. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a rotating carrier, means for imparting to the carrier intermittentpartial rotations, an indexing plate secured to the carrier and having a plurality of openings, a spring pressed indexing pin adapted to engage the openings in succession to hold the carrier in indexed position, and means for lifting the indexing pin and releasing it While the plate is in motion to cause the pin to rest on the plate and snap into the next hole when. the partial rotation of the plate has been effected.

72. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a rotatable table. a plurality otcarriers attached to the table for movement ahout pivots lo ,ated near one end ot each carrier. and a single means engaging the opposite ends of all at the carriers arranged for adjustment to vary the angular disposition ol the carriers relatively to the plane of the table.

T3. In a machine of the class described,

the combination of an intermittently rotating table having heel carriers, and automatic means for transferring to each oi the carriers in succession a single heel and locating it thereon in predetermined position, breasting the heels and delivering the heels from the machine.

T-l. In a machine for handling and breasting heels automatically, the combination of a series of heel carriers arranged for move ment past a feeding point, means for transferring heels at the feeding point to the carriers, means acting inde iendently oi" the carrier movement for holding the heels on the carriers, n'ieans for breasting the heels, and means operated by moveme it of the carriers for releasing the heels.

75. A machine for operating upon unattached shoe heels having, in combination, an intermittently operated carrier, heel breasting means, means for presenting and positively locating heels in the carrier, and means for moving the carrier to present heels to the breasting means and to remove the heels from the breasting means after the breasting operation.

76. A machine for breasting unattached heels having, in combination, a blGZIStlnQ' tool, a series of intermittently operated heel carriers, and niecha .ism oi, crating automatically to present heels in succession in predetermined posit-ion on the carriers, to hold the heels in the carriers, to relatively operate the carriers and hreasting tool to effect breast-in operations upon the heels in succession during periods of rest of the carriers, and to release the heels from the carriers.

77. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of hreasting means comprising a. plurality of cutting edges, a heel support, means for el'lecting relative movement between the support and the hreastine' means to cause relative reciprocation heightivise of the heel and to causeone of the cutting edges to continue the action of the other on the heel breast.

78. A heel breasting n'iachine having, in combination, breastir means, a heel support, means for n'ioving the heel support from station to station in the machine, and means for causing" the breasting means to perform a breastingoperation on the same heel at a plurality of stations.

7 In a heel breast-mg machine, the combination. of breasting means, a heel support, means for eti'ectingz' relative reciprocatory nioven'ient between the breasting and the support to produce the hreasting stroke. said parts heingr c mstruetcd and arranged to cause the l'n'eastinn" operati to he repeated on eaca heel on the )port without relative movement oi the breasting means and heel lengthwise ot the heel.

SO. in a machine of the class described,

tatable turret for presenting the combination of a plurality of lliliVS, a heel support, and means for relatively operating the support and knives to cause the knives to remove chips in succe on 'rroi'n the entire surface of the heel breast.

81. In a heel breasting machine, the com bination of breasting meats comprising a plurality of cutting edges, :1 heel support, and means for ellecting antomatically rela tive n'io'vement betw en the breas" and the support to cm so one oi? said cutt. 1 edges to operate and then the other to repe t the operation of the first cutting edge on the heel.

In a heel breasting machine, the combination of 'brci-i ting means ifannprisi11;; a plurality of cutting edges, :1 heel support, and means for eii'ecting relative rectilinear reciprocation lja-itween the breasting and the support to cause one of said or ed es to ln'east the heel and the othe the surtac. HHIQCl by the first cuttinc to finishing cut.

83. in a u'iacnine for operating on shocparts, the conibiiuition of en means comprising a plurality of cutting edges, a work support, means for etl'ect-ing relative inoven'ient between the supoort and the cut ting means to cause rel tire recipro atien substantially perpeiulicularly to the support and to cause one or the cutting edges to continue the action of the other.

84-. In a n'iachine for treathg blanks, operating mechanism, an Ltently ro- '.1e blanks to the operating mechanism, a movable clan'iping member for securing the blanks to the turret, and power operated means arrangml for operation in timed relation to the move ments of said operating mechanism for act-uating the clamping me. 101' when the turret is stopped.

in a machine for operatin parts, the combination or" stocl' remo n52? means, a- Work support, means tor eilecting relative rcciprocatory movement between the operating means and the support to cause the operating means t-o'treat the part on the support, said means and support being coir strueted and arranged to cause the operation of the operatiuo means to be repeated on the same face ct each part on the support While the part ren'iains in the same p sition relatively to the support and the plane of relative reciprocation between the operating means and the support is unchanged.

8G. in a macl'line ol the class describe-c, a pair of cutting edges, a heel suoport, and

2 on shoe .ct rchoiire n )"(Qlilfi'xlt port and tilt. cuttin antially par el to t i v east to c the two si'vely upon rue heel, one

i a plane suav:move a further portion east termed by the lll'SlJ.

nuichino at he class described,

" an inter-mitten y ops can tor heels, and autotor tr:

' means msre ring heels in preinod p-: si.,ion one by one to the car" in. sac-i sion, breasting the heel and n the heel.

,inte -nuttently opted endless series ct ss described,

'port-, means I i the breast ng positive out between the suopwt and the heel to lie. y'iositioned on "111 predel' mined position, and 1g the heel so positioned.

90. In a machine for treating heels, the combination 01 a. support, heel feeding means positively actuated to engage the breast end of the heel and move the heel into predetermined position on the support, and means engaging the opposite end of the heel for yieldingly resisting movement of the heel to maintain contact of the heel with the Feeding means.

91. In a machine for treatingheels, the combination of a heel support, positioning means engaging the opposite ends of the heel breast :lace, yielding positioning means engaging the rear end of the heel, and means for operating the breast engaging means substantially positively to cause the he 1 to be fed and located in Predeter mined position on the support.

92. In a machine for operating on shoe heels, heel treating means requiring location of: the heel relatively to it in predeten mined position in the plane of the tread face of the heel both as to translation and orientation, positioning means engaging the breast end of the heel at two separated points to determine the orientation of the heel, means engaging the rounded end of the heel for yieldingly opposing movement of the heel and means for positively operating one of the positioning means to translate the heel.

93. In a machine for treating heels, the combination of a support, yielding means on the support to be engaged by the end of a heel, heel feeding means positively actuated to engage the opposite end of the heel and mom the heel against the yielding means into predetermined position on the support, and means for clamping the heel while so positioned.

94. In a machine for treating heels, the combination of a heel support, positioning means engaging the side portions of the heel breast face. positioning means engaging the rear end of the heck means for bold ing one of said positioning means yield ingly, means for operating the other positioning means substantially positively to cause the heel to be fed and located in predetermined position by said positioning means, and means for clamping the positioned heel to the support.

95. In a machine for operating on shoe blanks, blank treating means requiring location of the blank relatively to it in predetermined position in the plane of the blank both to translation and orientation, relatively operated positioning means one engaging one end of the blank and the other engaging the opposite end of the blank at two separated points to determine the orientation of the blank, means for positively operating one of the positioning means to translate the blank While the other positioning means held yieldingly against the blank, and means for clamping the blank during operation of the operating means.

96. in a machine of the class described, the combination. of means for performing in succession a plurality oi stock removing operations upon a heel, and means for exthe heel after the final shaping option including means in which energy stored While the machine is operating released after the operations are finished.

97. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means for performing automatically a plurality of stock removing operations upon successive heels and power operated means for effecting removal or" the heel from the machine comprising means in which energy is stored during operation of the machine and released after the operations on the heel have been concluded.

98. In a machine of the class described, an endless carrier for unattached heels, means for operating upon the heels when brought by the carrier to one location, and automatic means for breasting the heels when brought by movement of the carrier to another location.

99. in machine for iinish unattached zine servsonrce oi? supply 01' heel blan g series of operations ant-oi" i 0 means 160. in a machine for operating on lice-ls,

a conveyor movable intermittently in a lmrixon cl plane and having a plnralitv ol heel carriers, a spmngactnated heel clamp for each of the carriers, and automatic means for lifting each clamp in turn at one dwell of the conveyor and for placing a heel on the carrier.

1.01. An organized ma-z-hine for use in nial'cing heels comprising". in mimliination, a rotary turret carrying a )lm'ality of heel holders. a heel clamp for each holder, :1 plurality of means for operating on heels prosci ted by the holders. automatic means for causing the clamps to hold the heels on the holders and mechanism to operate the turret intermittently to present heels sequentially to the operating means.

102. in a machine of the (lass described. a rotatable heel carrier provided with a plnralig' oi heel clamping devices, means for intermittently rotating said carrier and stopping the same with two or more of its clamping devices adjacent to stations means for breastiniz' a heel adjacent to one of said stations. and means adjacent to another station l'or automatically releasing a clamping device to allow removal oi a breastml heel and insertion of an nnbreastml heel. said dobeing a ri'angetl automatically to clamp e-ii heel prior to its an" *al at the breasttation.

203. luv :1 heel breasting machine. means for breasting a heel, a rotatable heel can rier. a plurality of spr ng-operated heel clamping devices arron on the carrier to appl; pressure to the heels. means For rotating the ciurier to present the l llill il heels in operative relation to the hreasti ping t automatic means operate-(l by movement of the carrier tor releasing the clamps in turn o permit removal of the heel and intr ili ion of a fresh heel and for clamp-ii 5 to hold ii on the carrier al'ion of the hreaeting inc-a means and intermittently stop- 1 l carrier at a feeding station. and

tiring t l s.

- a heel biBiLSllihg machine, :1 mg knrlie. a rotatable table, a pluralinrlividnal heel clamps mounted on able and arranged to ply spring is i iionarv cam for releasing the clamps to perceding of heels to the visions and recasted heels.

a machine of the clas" .i '2 tion or a plnralitv oi fiei-s arranged for intermittent n i i oi opera. means lt 'Cb ams posit-ions o'l rest of the carrie 1 upon the blanks. a magazi mechanism for transferring 2 from the magazine and locating the in predetermined position on each the carriers they are nresented in l moval o plurality of operating means located at various positions of rest of the carriers for operating; on the blanks, a magazine for blanks, and mechanism for taking blank from the magazine, detern'iining its position of orientation and presenting the blank on a carrier in positively etermined longitudinal position.

107. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a plurality of bank carriers arranged for intermittent movement in a horizontal plane, a plurality of operating means located at various positions of of the carriers for operating on the blanks, a magazine for blanks, mechanism for taking a blank from the magazine, dot-en mining its position of rotation about a ver tical axis passing through the blank and presenting the blank on the carrier in positively determined longitudinal position.

108. In a machine of too class described, the combination of a, plurality of blank carriers arranged "for intermittent movement, aplurality of operating means located at various positions of rest of the carriers for operating upon the blanks, a magazine for blanks, and automatic mechanism transferring a blank from the magazine and lo eating the blank in predetermined position on one of the carriers, a blank being trans ferred to each oi the carriers as they are presented in turn.

109. In a machine for treating unattached shoe bottom blanks, a series of blank supports constructed and awrzn ed "for inter-- mittent rotation in a. horizontal plane, a series of blank treating mechanisms arranged along the path of movement of the supports and operating to treat blanks on the sup ports during; the dwells in their rotation, magazine for blanks, and mechanism opera ting during each dwell of he supports to remove a blank from the magazine and present it in predetermined position on one or the supports.

110. In a machine for treating shoe bottom blanks, the combination or a magazine for holding the blanks in feeding position, blank treating means located in a position re mote from the feeding position, blank feed-- ing means acting to slide the bottom blank from the magazine and present it in predetermined fed position, and a rotary transferrer acting to carry the led blank to the blank treating means.

111. In a machine for operating on unattached shoe bottom blanks, a blank support, means for presenting; a blank ou the support, means for moving the support in shorizontal plane through a plurality of positions at which operations are performed on the supported blank, a member movable int-o engagement With the blank to clamp it to t support, and means situated at di'tiercut p0- sltlons of the support for controlling the endian plane oi": the heel.

gagemcnt ot the clamping means with the blank and its release therefrom.

112. in a machine for operating on unattached shoe bottom blan s, a blank su automatic means for pr nting a position on the simport, means for moving the support through a plurality of positions at which operations are periorn'u-vd on the supported blank, a m mber movable into eugagenient with the blank to clamp it to the support, and means sit uatcd at ditierent positions oft toe support for controlling the cngagen'ient of the clamping member with the blank and its release there' roui.

113. In a machi. e for treating unattached. heels, the combination of heel blank delivery means, a. series of tools for pertorniiing sepa1 lite operations upon heel blanks, and an auton'iatioally controlled conveyor to receive heel blanks from the delivery means and present them sequentially to the tools,

11 ln. a machine for operating upon heels, the combination of a conveyor arranged to pass a series of operating stations, a se oi heel holders mounted therein, a toinat-ic means for placing the heels in the heel holders, and means at each station to operate upon the successive heels presented thereto.

115. A machine for )1'0p21l'li1 uuattacluxl heels comprising, in combination, a plurality of reciprocating knives, and means for auto matically present 1 a succession of heels sequentially to said knives to be operated upon thereby, the loi'igitudinal median. plane ,t each presented heel being parallel to the direction of reciprocation of each knife,

116. [it machine for preparing; unattached heels con'iprising, in combination, a plurality of re(' roosting knives, and means includ ing a magazine, a pusher and a heel support tor presenting a succession of he ls sequentially to said knives to be operate on there til 17. A machine to preparing uiurttached heels comprising, in combination, a magazi' e, means for removing; heels successively from the magazine and presenting theu'i in termit-tently in. spaced localities to be operated upon, and a plurality of spaced reciproeating knives adjacent said localities to oper ate on heels so presented to make u plurality of cuts on each heel.

118. A machine for preparing unattached h ls comprising, in combinatioi. plurality simultzuieously movable u tors, and means for automatically present g a session oi unattached heels sequentially thereto so tl'iat a plurality of operated upon siii'iultz. and that each heel is operated upon successivelv the cutt I the direction of movement of each cutter with respect to the heel being parallel to the linigitudinul 111C1- emme A machine for preparing unattached 11ers comprising, in combination, n'iei'nbers ly to engage the tread and. seat surfaces of a heeh means for pushing heeis between saii members, ineci'ianisin for autoi.'iat-icali advancing the heels past a plurali'Q 0f operating stations, and areciprocatknife opposite each station to operate successively on the heels.

120. A machine for preparing unattached e i v he is comprising, in coinbination a piuraei cutters at spaced i0cambies feeding, SLPPOl't-lng means successively to present 1 reels sequent? "1y at said iocelit-ies, and mechanism for reiativeiy moving said. means and the cutters to cause the cutters successively to ren'iove stock from each heel.

In a machine of the class described, a n" ,raiity of cutters each. adapted for operaupon the breast of a heel, a carrier, and

Inean, Ior moving the carrier first to a posio} erat-lon of one cutter upon the heel LOUIS CASGiAIN. 

